Gackt

Bloodfist · Posted: 29/10/2007 16:54 Post subject: Gackt

Gackt Camui (Kamui Gakuto) is a Japanese musician, songwriter and actor. Usually referred to by his first name only, he is best known for his work with Malice Mizer and his subsequent career as a successful solo artist. Besides Japanese, he has performed in English, Korean and Mandarin.

Biography

Early life

Gackt Camui was born in Okinawa, Japan, on a July 4 (precise year not publicly known), as the second of three children (he has an older sister and a younger brother). His father was a music teacher who primarily played the trumpet. According to his autobiography, he was a mischievous child and enjoyed taking risks; at age seven he nearly drowned while swimming off the coast of Okinawa. After this near-death experience, he claimed to have the ability to see and speak with deceased family members, a notion which was dismissed by his parents. At the age of ten, Gackt was hospitalized with a gastrointestinal condition and had to remain at the hospital for a prolonged time. He made the acquaintance of several terminally ill children, some of whom died during his stay.

Gackt's musical education began at age three, when his parents initiated his classical piano education, of which he grew tired four years later. It would take another four years until his parents allowed him to quit. Competition with a friend lead Gackt to learn other instruments, with a focus on contemporary rock. He later resumed playing the piano.

Malice Mizer

In 1995, Gackt joined Malice Mizer as the group's vocalist, lyricist and pianist. Fan base and record sales grew substantially over the following years and the band became known for its distinct visual kei theme, with elaborate costumes, on-stage scenery and theatrics. Malice Mizer released two albums with Gackt, Voyage ~Sans Retour~ and Merveilles. When Gackt began seeking further creative control over the group's compositions, as opposed to just writing the lyrics, he was removed from the group.

Solo career

Gackt launched his solo career on May 12, 1999 with the release of the EP Mizerable. Several albums, singles and videos (on VHS and DVD) have since followed. Gackt's music has also been featured as theme songs for anime and video games numeroase times, such as New Fist of the North Star, Texhnolyze, Bujingai and Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantezie VII. He has also provided voice acting, motion capturing and his likeness for such works on several occasions and co-wrote and co-starred in the 2003 movie Moon Child, which also features Hyde (vocalist of L'Arc~en~Ciel) and Taiwanese-American singer Wang Lee Hom.

In the same year, Gackt published his autobiography, Jihaku. For Caparison Guitars, he has designed two guitars, named "Marcury" and "Venus". Since January 7, 2007, Gackt has been playing the warlord Uesugi Kenshin in the NHK drama Fūrinkazan. Gackt's most recent solo release is the single "Returner ~Yami no Shuen~", released on June 20, 2007, which is the first in the artist's career (both solo and in a band) to reach the number one spot on the Japanese Oricon charts. Gackt will be providing the voice for Malthazar in the Japanese release of the film Arthur and the Minimoys, set for September 2007. In October of 2007 Gackt released all 201 of his songs on iTunes to be purchased for 99¢. Full length albums are also available for purchasing.

Gackt Job

Gackt Job is Gackt's live support band. Its current lineup is as follows:

Yukihiro "Chachamaru" Fujimura – backing vocals, lead guitar
You – violin, guitar
Ju-Ken – bass
Jun-ji – drums
Igao – keyboard

Former members:

Masa – rhythm guitar
Ren – bass
Ryu – drums
Toshi – drums

[URL=http://gackt.com/]Gackt's Official Site[/URL]
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Bloodfist · Posted: 29/10/2007 17:01 Post subject:

Discography

I. Mizérable
II. MARS
III. Rebirth
IV. MOON
V. Crescent
VI. The Sixth Day
VII. The Seventh Night
VIII. Love Letter
IX. Redemption (Final Fantasy VII Dirge of Cerberus)
X. DIABOLOS
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Bloodfist · Posted: 13/01/2008 20:36 Post subject:

Gackt first started learning the piano at three. He says that his parents were very stricked. Evenutally, Gackt learned to love the piano and started playing it voluntarily. He had been into classical music but changed into band. After going crazy when he was young, he said he became a psychic. His family left Okinawa and moved to Kyoto. After the move, Gackt almost drowned. He said he felt "Kanashibari" (suddenly becoming inexpliccably paralyzed while lying down) a lot, and ghosts would move his body. In one of these incidents, he lost all trust with his parents because he said he had some woman's spirit in his body and they didn't beleive him.

Gackt wanted to be an orchestra conductor. He first wanted to play a brass instrument but everything changed when he started singing in a band. When he wasn't allowed to play the brass instrument, he turned to percussion. He was determined to play the best and when he saw his friends playing the piano better than him, he had to better then them too. He said he felt and attraction toward each of the members of the band (he mentioned Kami and Kozi's names). He says that he doesn't feel like a replacement for the previous vocalist (Tetsu) but that he doesn't have to do everything Tetsu did. On one incident in France, Gackt says, "During the video shooting, I found an old piano in the castle, and I was playing it. Then a girl, who lives in the castle, and her friend came close to me and were listening to my piano-playing. After playing piano, they showed a really happy facial expression, and since I can't speak in French and they just speak very awkward English, we couldn't speak much to each other but we surely could communicate. I felt it was a very precious experience." With Gackt as a lead singer, Malice Mizer went very far.

Secrets about Gackt? He claims to be a 465 year old vampire born in Norway and says says his body can be controled by ghosts. He loves to view the nightscapes. He says he remembers asking Kami were the best place to view them was but Kami took him to a beach instead. Tokyo really didn't have many places to view nightscapes. Gackt later took Kozi to see some and Kozi was really amazed. Gackt loves to play his piano, read books, drink alcohol, or listen to music.
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itachi sama · Posted: 15/01/2008 10:56 Post subject:

wow, Gackt este super tare :wub:

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